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Adalimumab Improves Symptoms of Inflammatory Disease at First Stage of Clinical Trials

THE RESULTS of two Phase III clinical trials have shown that the tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-inhibitor adalimumab can improve the symptoms of…

Myocardial Nuclear Imaging: Minimizing the Dose – Preserving the Diagnostic Value

Vienna, September 6, 2016 – Cardiac scintigraphy plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with a suspicion or known coronary artery disease…

NICE Issues Draft Guidance for Xofigo® (Radium-223 Dichloride) for Treating Hormone-Relapsed Prostate Cancer with Bone Metastases in an Additional Group of Men

Newbury, September 2, 2016 – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Xofigo® (radium-223 dichloride) in their draft…

ESMO Rewards Outstanding Oncologists

Switzerland, September 6, 2016 – The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, has…

ESMO Women for Oncology Awards Sumitra Thongprasert

Switzerland, September 6, 2016 – Professor Sumitra Thongprasert has been awarded the second ESMO Women for Oncology award,1 honouring her position as a…

16th World Congress on Cancers of the Skin & 12th Congress of the European Association of Dermato Oncology (EADO)

Barcelona, September 5, 2016 – Almirall, S.A. (ALM), the global pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, has announced positive results from a Phase…

The International Liver Cancer Association’s (ILCA) 10th ILCA Annual Conference

Canada, September 9-11, 2016 – We also take this opportunity to personally invite you to attend the 10th ILCA Annual Conference.

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Pregnant Mothers Taking Chemotherapy Drug Could Reduce Fertility in Daughters

MOTHERS taking the chemotherapy drug etoposide during pregnancy could reduce the reproductive lifespan of their daughters. This is according to the…

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Zika Virus Linked to Physical Deformities in Babies

THE ZIKA virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnant women has been implicated in the development of neurological abnormalities which lead to limb joint…

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CDK4 Protein Both a Trigger and Target for Treatment of Liver Disease

SCIENTISTS have identified the CDK4 protein as a trigger for the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and found that its inhibition…